Hard-to-Reach Bolt? TRY THIS! #mechanic

this guy is just creating a bunch of new DIYers :D awesome

Great video, thanks. I’ve had a similar situation but I was a young mechanic and rounded it off. Now I spray it with kroil the day before & put heat on it right before I wrench it.

Broke my 12 point socket on a tough drive shaft bolt. 10 mm wrench saved the day using the 12 point side and a hammer 💪

Wd40?

Leverage is key and works at 80% of most Rusty situations in the event it doesn't you just set it on fire and make it gleaming red hot and it will bust loose it's better than having to drill out a broken stud or Bolt. And if it's that Rusty usually you're not going to be able to tap that out you're going to have to drill it and rethread it, which takes 10x more work. Work smart not hard is what old guys taught me

"Wrench extender"???? that's called another wrench.

Young man you do a great job with common sense applications to tough situations I really appreciate the way you explain what you do . I have had many of these situations over the years you share it well thank you

Start loosening with 6 pts then use 12 pts.

What is the name of the tool on top of the tool?!?

i got a set of flex head 6 point wrenches, why even get ratcheting 12 points?

That feeling when it breaks loose, but doesn’t break… Nice!

Can u link your wrench extender ive been searching every shop looking for one they have no clue what im talking about

Don't waste your money on whatever a wrench extender is just use another wrench or a pipe

One of the few channels that gives actual good advice. I would also recommend spraying some pb blaster too(if it’s heavily rusted). Just don’t do it with the exhaust piping hot(can feel an extreme amount of heat radiating from the exhaust manifold), stuff might catch on fire.

A Young man with 100 years of wisdom!
Your awesome!
Great job!
(Sorry if I repeat myself)

Here's how I would do it: Get a long steel punch. Start smacking it against an edge to make a good landing on it. Then turn the punch so it's hitting the landing you made. All the hitting will also loosen up rust. I have a few obscure VW wrenches, S shaped with open jaws... but they only come in metric.

Wire brush first

Wonder how long it took him to realize he was using the cheater to tighten at first😂😂😂

Wtf is up with these comments? This isn’t some sage advice. Bro literally just said “use another wrench” like yeah I know

Always helps!

Great stuff, awesome tips. Thanks!

6 point wrench on 6 point bolt...one opportunity to do it right the first time.

Love all the AI generated comments. Nobody talks like that.

I like this guy the way he does his job easy to tell that he’s been doing this for quite some time and he probably learned from a clever mechanic also .. the tips he gave us ge doesn’t say or call them a trick but he will say here’s what you can do .. to my eyes that is stuff he learned with times 👍💪… keep doing what you know best buddy you are a excellent mechanic to my opinion

Odds are you won’t line up correctly. Buy 6 point ratcheting wrenches they saved my life on a manifold job like this

one thing people seriously over look is the power of using blunt force to "bust" the nut / bolt loose. EVeryone just pulls or pushes as hard as they can to loosen fasteners.
Sometimes a few whacks with the minisledge goes a long ways.

The real trick is to see how fast you can break them lose after you shut it off ouch😂

Do that in the rust belt and you'll snap it...heat is an absolute necessity.

What should I do if I don't want to work on cars anymore?

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sorento jc. all screws are like that:)

I still have all my father's wrenches I have six full sets of 6-point wrenches😅 those things are almost like gold nowadays

But 6 point tools are more expensive. I'm all about cheap!

wtf? so use a wrench for its designed purpose.. got it...

Ever heard of a XL ratcheting wrench?!?

You rule dude

A heat induction tool or mapp gas torch helps also, with Kroil penetrant or PB'laster.

only problem with 6 point wrenches is you lose half the positions of a 12 point. got lucky that the 6 point was able to get on that nicely. i've used the mac 6 points a fair bit and they struggle in tight spaces sometimes because you can only orient them in 6 positions vs 12

If there is one thing i have learned from these reels, it's that i need a wrench extender 😂

I’d just use my 6 point wratchet spanner

Alternative poor man fix I just had to do for my oil pan last week. Same wrench, same 6 point, use a hammer. Use your finger on the open end for tension and lightly tap the body. Sure it might break, but this is for those ballin' on a budget peeps

Your ratchet is not a 12 point. that flexhead wrench is actually going to grab better than the 6 point wrench. because it grabs the edges of the bolt instead of the corners. I have a set of wrenches like that and i use them sometimes to specifically grab rounded off bolts, they work great.

wannabe chris fix lol

With exhaust, I would advise using a torch where you can. Even the small pencil torches. I’ve learned my lesson with exhaust bolts.

Just get that same pass through you brought out and put a flush socket through it

I bought a $6000 induction heating device just for this purpose! Every bolt I touch comes off like butter and also completely singes my fingertips!

Savage

Bro's advice is to use the tool meant to be used in this scenario

A little bit of lube always helps them stubborn exhaust bolts